Orange Bundt Cake

5 from 7 votes

Orange Bundt Cake is tender with wonderful citrus flavor. It has a ribbon of orange zest filled cream cheese in it making it a moist & delicious recipe

Course Dessert

Cuisine American/Southern

Keyword cake, orange

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 25

Servings

Calories 317kcal

Author Paula

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Cake

1 package yellow cake mix butter flavored
3 ounce orange-flavored gelatin you'll use dry mix only
3 large eggs at room temperature
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup salted butter at room temperature

For the filling

8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tablespoon orange zest
1 tablespoon orange juice

For the Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners)
2 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

For the cake

Grease a 9 and 1/2 inch or 10 inch bundt pan liberally with solid vegetable shortening.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Reserve 1/4 cup of the cake mix for the filling
Add butter to the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until creamy.
1/4 cup salted butter

Mix the cake ingredients

Add eggs, cake mix, gelatin, and orange juice to the creamed butter and mix 2 to 3 minutes until everything is combined and smooth.
1 package yellow cake mix, 3 ounce orange-flavored gelatin, 3 large eggs, 3/4 cup orange juice
Spread approximately 3/4 of the cake batter in the prepared bundt pan.

Mix the filling ingredients

Combine cream cheese, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and 1/4 cup cake mix to a small bowl.
8 ounces cream cheese, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 tablespoon orange zest, 1 tablespoon orange juice, 1 package yellow cake mix
Cream until mixture is smooth.
Add mixture to a ziptop bag and snip the end off.
Add the filling on top of the first layer of cake batter.
Top with the remaining cake batter. Bake
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes
Cool cake for 45 minutes before inverting on a serving platter.

For the Glaze

Add confectioners sugar and orange juice to a bowl.
1 cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners), 2 tablespoons orange juice
Mix with an electric mixture until smooth
Pour over cool cake
Serve and enjoy

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